‘THE OFFICIAL TOP TIPS FOR CAE wit interactive CO-ROM TOP TIPS FOR mepaenes yor Intent Cambridge ESOL? Top Ts for CAE gives you some esentlladvice (tps foreach part of ‘ath athe ve CAE papers Gealng Wing, Useof English, Listening ana ‘Speaking t's witen by Cambridge ESOL examiners with many years" experience of sting and marking the CAE exam and includes: Inthe book ‘+ clearexamples and explanations a show you exactly what ach Uipmeans ‘+ eeeraltips foreach paperto help you as you revise + sections on how a revise and what tod onthe day ofthe exam, and omputerbased CAE (8 CAE) (onthe co.Rom 1" areal CAE exam for you to ty (Reading. Wing, Use of rgish and Listening) so that you know what to expect when you ake the exam + scores, answers, sample answers Jor the Wilting paper) and feedback ithe end ofthe test, so thatyou can check your performance + avido showing students taking the Speaking test, ogve you a clear idea ofwhatyou have fo Go when you take the test nh or Spars of ter Lage reat in Engle (ES0L)* ss SOU amino Az erent in Avance Engi teat ery of canbe ESOL Eaminaons Bs thc Sawa rg Saas cia in Advanced English E aaa eects il wo Cambridge ESOL org pevaoense777 | | CertificateAcknowledgements Contents Cambridge ESOLIs grateful he foloing authors and publishers ‘or peission reproduce coprigt mate inthe ext ‘The Dolly Telegraph ote txt on p19, ated rom enim ‘eves the lt femining by ohn McEwen, Sunday Telegraph ‘Review on 21K 2002 © Telegraph Group Unite, The Cooron or the adapted textonp.2 adapted tom Ioined up readin by Hart Introduction ane, obser on 6 Jly2003 © Guardian News 4 Mela "ver efor has been made identity the copyriht owners for Guide to CAE task types teil use, but thas nat vay Ben posable enti the Source oF contact the cpyrigt holders nsuh cates Cambie low orev for CAE £S0L would welcome infomation om the cpyrgntemmer, aa or perission a reproduce photographs: magesateforpetares on page, Cambridge £50. woul aso Uke thank the folowing forthe ‘combatant projec Sue it, Helen Nal. University of Cambridge £501 Examinations ‘ls Road, cambge CB1260, UK a cambideoeSOL 0g ©uctes 2009 Second piting 2009 BD res Spang What to do.on the day np cones ti pbc a coed tema cope lon A its eee op demented, oe Insti sen, esmitdinay oma by mens ch ‘Computer-based CAE (C8 CAE) inland eas wh do et eee hse cove What next after CAE Fist published 2009 installing the CO-ROM Printed in the United Kingdom by Oc (Ute ‘son, 978:1906838:777 2 Universo cambridge ESOL Bxaminaions ‘a Tor tye aati agent A,Introduction Top Tips for CAEis am essential par of your reson fer the Crise In Advanced Engsh (CA the Creel exam rom Cambridge ESOL Each ofthe five main chapies Reading, Wing Use of Engsh, Listening and Speaking flows the same structure snd based on & Series flees of advice he tips) whch examiners hae calcd ‘rom many yeas experience of wiling and marking CAE papers, ach section usualy starts with ip at the top ofthe page The ti |sflioned by an example taken fom veal CAE material and cleat cxplantionto help you unde'stand exact what means. ach chapter ends wth ome more “General tp or that pet. ‘There fas a handy section at the beginning fhe book on How to revise for CAE and a vey inpartant section at he Back on wha you ‘should oon the dy ofthe xa How to use Top Tips for CAE Take the Top Tips fr CAE book wth you and edt when ou have ‘afew minutes during the day Then use the CD-ROM ta practise at ome: contains eal CAE exam for youto ty together withthe ravers for Reading, Uso of lish andLisenng and some sample Student answers forthe Witing paper. The CD-ROM aso includes ll ‘he recorings forthe Listening paper anda video afl students Soir CAE Speaking testo show you exact what yu wil have todowhen you take he es. Practine with sme cassates using the Speaking est mateo onthe C-ROM and compare your perfomance withthe students on the video Top Mp for CAEsRelble. You can ook ata dierent ti fom & seret paper every day, oyu can stant at the beinnng withthe tipsferthe Reading paper and work though unl yo gt othe end ofthe tis frthe Speaking tes. Whichever method you prefer, ead ‘he example andthe explanation cartully o make ur thal you derstand eh tp When you have understood al the tips foreach sper, ty the rea exam onthe CORON, 4 Users camadge ESOL amination: Guide to symbols “Tis snbolintaduces the‘ which is aly atthe top ofthe page Esc ps some "setulae to help you fin the ah answer for Resting, Use of Enish ot stern For ‘Wing he ips shew you bow to witea beter nswer othe question and fr Speaking they explin how youcan gv good answers | whieh show yout velo Engsh tothe amines. a. AV hecomortispuetrpuettetest “e~N ( ‘This symbol tls youto goto the CORON, FD very wil fin resi cae exam 09. J es We hope that Top sor AE wou th your ppaaton or ‘hinge cea — ‘Cambridge ESOL “opp fr CAE (eet neve gs)Guide to CAE task types Matic Youre str sents cording eden ‘nave Gusto Ech estos fhe ofa pone on of whch isthe conc answer leg: Parts Tan Usanng ore na Gapped tet You se ger at thse empty spaces. Tae ate Sse prophet te, enayounne chose te cored oe foreach tp Reding Pa) ‘Male matching You aa sees of uetons anda ont ot seve shrt ns oryoustenoectdngs ites apse Foreach queso youeets dec whet or pt of ee oF stich spear eos ecg Prt sen Pas) Clore Youre gen ate gps, whre ors orphan re ‘ising Tee eto Wpes of cane Uses Eagio pape Fai tiptoe cine as wwe you hoe fm or “tons gen. Pot 2S an open caren you hare tines e Heber gop. Ue oFEngsh Pars fond) Word fomation Ata conning number fps, th each xp carsyondgta rh romp ws gens ete tin wich you ms change fom te sing wad Ue ofl Porta) = Gapped sentences You ar shn the dere senenes fr ech {ston Each sentence conta on gap and youhevea nee ‘ord nich apropate tt al tee gps. (eof Eg Part) ey wordinsfrmaonhrunberfsetences, ec lowes 2 Keyword aca second sentence cng ou hare ote he ‘ey werd compete the secon serene setters eso a heft You hveto se the ts wars ot wich muse ihehey wor neo égshPa) ‘Sentence competion You stn oct someone speakn, ‘compete sentences wtstoraton ou eon eee tise: ar longum Yau senesced you hae abou ftom mint thot eruption peti: Pr) ‘otabortn task Conversion whth eran The iter eso some pts ads etsonnakngtkto Topps arch (CeaeneindsvnceEngsh) 29‘TOP Ps rom A Use of English: Part 1 muttipte-choice cloze ‘TPs Read the whol text to make sure you know what ts bout and that you understand the contest. Examples Here are some xamples ofthe diferent ranma nts hich can be testedin Pat vocabulany 1 The our options maybe simian meshing but the surounding ‘onex wil determine which ne comet. Heres anexanple from text about Swiss aliays Te ul estan has 000 lanes of sonecf the mast spectaciat Espo. Bipins lower Blcoures Blvais Explanation: Te text's about Sms vay, and owes Is the ‘oni appropiate wor fora wanspot system, 2 Some qustons may ask yout choose beeen detent phrasal ves ‘A ie pots whore brane tap yelbw ses obi Steamers aon the sane tke Bross Elskeoer/ iin Beeson phrasal webs needed thathasthe sense of replace take thei place"= 50 "ake oer isthe mos aitable chlce. Unvorty oFCombneg £50 xainatons tl 3 Insome questions thesrarmatial content deterines which pion scot for example when onscering which option ith the preposion that precedes rolls Here san ‘example fom a text about these of aviation people dd nat have theratural abit ty which Chey ex they corey hao ackof gears, onset Biéreamed Bjewied — DBasived ‘Explanation: 0! he our options ony "onged canbe followed by the preposton Yor 4 Some question canes your knowledge ofset phrases. Heres ‘mexampl om a tet about the problems fort. ‘plats about Ue mpact of oust rmbors were boig radeon touts nthomedom halon Bisesey Bieorcept sanincance tem xplontion: This equi the complain fase phrase the modern senses setphase Top ip terCAE Caen in Adanced gs) 3Use of English: Part 2 opencuze ‘TW Read the whol texan then rad erally around the apo see what kind of wor segue noun, eb, Unking word Examples Here are some examples fhe diferent kinds of words that canbe testa Pat 2. They are taken om to tes about ight polstion {ander wholes. Te corect answers arin the gap for you. 1 Relative pronouns “Thema caus of ig polition the re ill steak ligt. oot of wha rele onal ne Use of English: Part 2 open cloze ‘TP: Sometimes you may need to ea.a large chunk of tet to.see which wor i requted~reading what goes before andatterthe gap wil at be enough ove you the ans. Examples 1 Ty be necesanytcomplete a structure, the wo pars of hich fe separate inthe tex. ‘Flyahlied ight not.ony. hop presen chabeaty of ‘hw tary oy mancansDad Crawford of telrtematlona Dark Sts Assodition but they abo Humnatefar more effet i nei Explanation: The missing word is ‘only’, as it's part ofthe structure Total. tenis caaicTaaT ‘Soil whe spend ache chk ‘densa nt coerilphon 2 isinpoanto ead ad understeer the a 3 conctine Cretan soho meaning ‘Ath. es nga ra ovo a fare E = Tears ial oe ods thsane era teot et. nen tele hore ti sare ot mals. 4 repos ower rrr othr ot Ok of the Sangre owls to have econo otras Tales roa, tani OC BOD came 5 vate ‘Sere poplons ob whas hve dened over te past ‘SO year. whch... actly the same peed chat hae cen ‘decrease pray opecon set phrases ‘Wheto caf reurta an atack,Eomothor stayed h dos.. contact the te. ‘ther words tested include artes, aus, pronouns ver) tenses and forms erst Camp ESOL amination: tt xplenetion: rom reading the Chunk of text, becomes lea that links needed that contrat the bites ofthe ideal and non dential tis Top stort Cette madara) 53Use of English: Part 3 word formation “Ts There willbe diferent kinds of changes you need to mmakoto the words atthe endo the ine Look carefully to ‘see whatkind of wotdis needed and then think about he form required. Example Here isan example om a Pr 3 text abou penguins. The comet answers have een putin the gaps for you. Theonperopergun foes Sault cea, ing to depths of 265 metres acon say Udernater for irra leas nel on talon for saving nAresrcic, one ofthe words harshet enero The pesqunhss aussi thick pumage ich Keepottwaraaits gyro and ngs are opecialy adapted to mntcstastoce ‘Explanation: You may ned 4+ adda suc tothe end ofthe word EXCLUSIVE becomes excuse + make change tothe sping othe word (au may also need to smakea wor lua) 2, DEP becomes depths + 28d ore than ane pref or sui eg EXCEPT becomes excetons + 866 prextothe beginning anda sus tothe end ofthe word ‘USUAL becomes srs, ‘You must make uein each ase that the paling is conect. very fcenbg¢ 501 Camiaions Use of English: Part 3 word formation “TP: You should end the whole text carly st to see what tis about, and to make it easir tose what kind ‘of wordemising! The context may dtersine that he rissing word is or example negative ora pura. Read tach full sentence (it ustthe ine before deciding om your Example Here an example om 9 Pant 3 text about vitamins. The corect. arsets have been put nth 3p or You. Wokrow thre are ange Suaatiaa nach parsons tae equrcnertssoweat Heathcaeve rented arenge of great ‘tain supplomentsto mate your ronal toed. Those prodictesre only rata by ost, and wee ofeig them tour tomers uaa prices. Explanation: We know tat D must be plural mach the preceding vera. The ets cen promational fora company caleé estar, an this lp eising wih form fhe given word uneedin @ and @, ash adecves hae tobe exteraly Dost. This hes ‘outstanding in © ~ meaning excellent above ‘he rest ~and"unbeatabl’ nD - meaning that cart be improved because ofits excellent quali Tepper Cie (Cereten ace Engi) 35Use of English: Part 4 gapped sentences TWP ecid what kind of word needed For example, sta ver noun or an acective? The missing word mast make Use of English: Part 4 gapped sentences ‘Ps Read ative sentences and se f you can finda word {hat fs on ofthe gaps: Think of other meanings ht might sense and be grammatical coect nal vee setencs. It be assclte wth that word. The checkto se ffs the Imay not necessaly be the same pat of pec, ‘ther gap to. Make ure the word you choose sn all three sentences Examples Herear some seatences ftom Part task Examples Here ate ome sentences rom Pat task. respect yourephion ard il ‘youvhataver decokonyou met ‘area Pow rom Australis to London Jamey for ston days nSrgapere. My fatherwas redqutes ototmeneybecavsc he ‘he 100 moped iit on the matory. ewan when was play basketball thar flan nya ‘Somanypeopiecame tse theprocesolon tt those the ofthe crowd cours 208 rch ‘Atraaiscomin soplease stan fromthe dgeot the patorm ‘Explanation: The missing words back (sed a8 a vera noun and nace, which Asin al thee ofthe sentence, xplantion: Te missing words broke, whch sn alee fhe esahse sous to poor we ger. he stanps.nalthe Xerlwasrcatd because he cali ee the of dang that parte eb. Fromapractcal__of ew thelrourenchosels rmuchsoo.nal for ther Iryourette,nel_yovaplaceatcur taba Femandoseredsowethe nas ableto the Doyeulsow wha thebatrg chwatertst Explanation: The missing words he vero save which ts nal thre ofthe sentences. ‘Explanation The isting wor in he thee Sentences peat a\ — v 26 ny nb 5 ant ‘teteciC tenho) 57 wlUse of English: Part 5 key ord tansormations ‘Ts Remember that theres alvaye mre than one point ‘being tested, so decide what hind of ado! language ‘youneedto complete the second sentence, You must nt ‘hange the key wordin any way. Examples Here are some examples th answers fom Par, "ohio baguas..yheovle woud. beable Ineothe car 1 Tasbg ba fon rena tn Use of English: Part 5 ey word transformations TP You shoul ont ase 3-6 words ofthe gap you ade more words, you willase mark. Dont ad any words that remot neces. Examples ere are some examples (th answers of Par’ questions. 1 haart sawed ite as much thisyearso lst yer suai “Their: rhs sce. eighty lee than. last yan ‘planation comparative + contioral clause 2 John side wae cain 0 the cera wth sti renin but tscom he has deli not, ‘cuanceD ohn appears. tole changed i ind about ming tote ama th shi ving Explanation: petectinfnve r=ynonymous pase Despite bang hs nebo Mr Archerabslataly determined tocary oncrng ‘wrevmon NMeArcher.haont ary intention af ging. vp die despite beng hsntion ‘explanation you emeve"at a the sentence woul ge fll make 13 Thakstrian nore doveoo at ths rage document he xe sucha weld nt be daragn. avo Thehstoranuore gle... tose damaging. the frag decumereshewasstudying Explanation: infriive «gerund “+ Wher Bly wet to Tevet be wohadhehad eariécome Sparoh beforehand, REGRETTED When ne we to Teor By. rgretted not having lear. Soe Spanie eforeand Explanation: negative pertect parce Univers efcamondge ESOL aminaons tl 3 Assootasi tured myabla onl started torng. ust | nade tamed my tow mobleon here tarted forge Explanation: you remove-ne this erence would beconect a\ — ¢ TopTosto Oe ConeateinAdaned sie) 29General tips for Use of English “Thnk about ferent ways of leaing vocabula, for example reading widl, Se whic earring saepes sult you bes. Is important ull your knowledge of areas ke st phases, dependent prepositions and phrasal vrs, Practise he diferent ors of new words you come aces (coun, ver, jective, advert) and any clloctions. Keep 2 record of them understand what he main theme Inthe exam plan yourtine eatfly 0 that ou dont pend heck your splng arf. Yul ne get a makithe spalingis iar. Read the isructons and examples on all pas ofthe paper Carefully 0 make sure you now what kind of answers you sre "expected to give and how to Show our answers. onthe answer 1 2 3 oy hse ts eet ste eo 5 6 7 & Mets sweyournncutng car and around stening What’s in the Listening paper? { ao {Matinee ( Part 2 @ aionse =) L (2) tat for cach conc sonar Part 3 @ a longer listening text with 6 multiple-choice [ oe *) AES Se ( Part1 @ Sa 4 © sshorthemed monologues wth 0 mu matching questions [2 tack foreach corect answer ‘Approximate 40 minutes (including $ minutes copy your ensuers ont the conser heed eo parca CenateinnavancedEngish)Listening: Part 1 multiple choice "Tm When deciing which ofthe hee multiple-choice options correc, ty olden where the speaker answers the question, Example few unin tom at asst au hoses with part of the tapescript. — © arenas api eet changeset hss are dueto people's desreto GB stayincties ratnertar te counts Bluse their cars when hey on holy enoy improved accommodation. 7 (GY nny anys tags chy cote say“fornaann chery Wiser Ral don't they have. The eas the same a er ~mectngnew peopl, Ascoverngnow paces The hole erperence ie realy made very dort ist because you tumupinacr eos tht pope's ‘vpecttlonshaveshfied~thayrenet so prepared ‘areughie thece days Thre ane youth hostasin Cte ow cartany athe ast marty are el the couse ‘explanation: the highahted section inthe text shows that the ansneris alto words rom the other options ces, ‘countysie, ca at slo mentioned 2 Unies of cambridge ESL Ezainstons Listening: Part 1 multiple choice ‘psn some questions, you willbe asted te dentity 8 speaker's opsaratiude or feelings, so be sure to acts listening to texts where these are expressed. Example Here is question frm a Pat task about youth hostels, together wh part ofthe taescrt. 0S 1B woried by the may chargesarelnceasng oncemed abot new acy schemes 7 1G upset ate proposed closures (Gp one Wha alia ong dow one fire tonotoenedct som Ps some ae gogo cs ut thy nee ‘rue-eod costo tera ree rsctk ‘ovionternta the Dolores sore (ose oe ging oe usa ora cose. ceckcintng fh Imam stata Foss area Chrys seg. ors ‘rondo entre apy sorte bt cuth Poste ilprewae gota for mee. Explanation: The highlighted section ofthe tet shows tha isthe answer that the woman Fels oncemed Teo TesorcAe (eRe inAdvnced Engst) 49Listening: Part 2 sentence completion ‘is Read each sentence before you begin string and think about the ype a infomation that might Ete gap before you ben. Examples ere ar some sentences oma Paras nmichaconsenatinst Caled Sars tain aboutatype ofinsect called gw-norm, ‘ogeter ith he pars ofthe tapescrit where yuan find the answers. Sara ls us about teenager whe thought several gow warms (yes ecadacafona tooo horargneina state of darm0 sa shewasonatewis court wan she Spotl doen gow-worm cha eotpat ana Was Wworr they gh ge trampled payers naling the (say 0 a rom he court Explanation: You need olsen ora place whee you might ind 3 glwworm: Trampled on’ tls you thatthe low'worms ae ‘banger othe carect anaerisTotpath ‘Sarah mentions the us of © a5 someting whieh confuses male glowners. Gy tera ay eno red ons arora ‘ences gong 50 wo could consid redacng the mrbars of Stree ights wehae which appear to dsorert thon. ‘Explanation: You nee olsen fo an obec which confuses male ‘owwoms. "Use of suggests that this probably rot something "aturlin teievironment so the ansers'trest ht “Ge ~=One mega fine ink 4 Untersy tombe ESOL Barinatins Listening: Part 2 sentence completion TP: You may ear mor than one possible word hich you thin oui ithe gap Examples erare some sentnces om a Pat 2th inhi 3 ‘ansevatoit stalingabou type of nsec cale aglow worm, together wt the parts ofthe tpeserpt were you cand the ‘Tetineolaak ere gow-worn in Epes between May and © september. Ta most parts of Europe youl ave a goodchance of eel ‘hemi yougo outst 3 sk bagi). Thay carb ble noktup to September atthough pope oe hk ‘hey only around othe nd of erp iy. ‘Explanation: You ca see rom the sentence that the word ti the pis key tobe the name ofa month, You her he names of four ‘orth May, ln, ly and September inthe ext, butony one ‘es th ansier Poop often ask what dow-norms ot ara asaume Sarg ‘obe things ie ant, fis or ovenleaes. They get a shock her they acover esactualy oral @ explanation: Frm he sentence we can gusts thatthe word inthe sap willbe something thats ecb to ap set Several hing: ‘mentioned ~ ani ls, ates and sralls~but sralls ate the things {hye Sometimes acting he answer can depend on referer, {asinths example wheeThe’ refers to ‘people’ and ees othe {hing worms et Top Tipster AE(CeiateinAdanced eis) 45Listening: Part 3 multiple choice "WP Lookthrough the options before you Usten. Use the ist Usteningto select the most kay answer, an cont your shoice on the second Ustening. Example eres question fom Par task, an interview wth an Australian novel cle Herbie Oway, andthe relevant pata the apes, (© Watt e nt ornet Biits moter’ pride in him gave him seticonidence. ¥ [Bite eata tram hs parent balanced view of. isfather’ support mas cca for Herbs ea wn. is paren saw the value of having Forma education. (Gy ws Wek youknow ry tithe wae acareaesnan sd held bona ore rade Sot new al about the ; ‘ot open spaces of che Austral otack and pascadhistrow-how onto me Hoss tough and Sart but showed hina poe wren. oay, Don talkco me above tat po nk your ter Shenoy to afany accel 0 she ne ‘heone wth brats ans aration wach het ‘alin fend out my te achiever ust ‘sort of gown shed, sth maces 8 goad shouemysel ‘Explanation: El [ae Bare incorect because Here only mentions tearing fom his fathers balanced vw of fe, Imether’ support 0) and does notrefert hi parents ‘out formal education). he comet answeritherefre BL 7 Univ ofCambedg ESOL Examinations Listening: Part 3 multiple choice TP yun ithard og the answerto the guestion, {ty eliminating the options you know are wrong ~ and dont forget you near the recoaing nce Example Hee isa question tora Pat tat, nintendo wth an Aton toveletaed Hele Otay, andthe erat para tapeso (© sms ca fom tigre tines [Bho was etsapoles by poor sales ofhis eal nove He was asso Something ss anbious han ave. [Gite new tat noe tories ween ster ema ive assunesshorstoes weal ipl woh han re Seer esos See renee, Se ae etree eee ——— ere Eaeniteometin a ‘explanation: Bis wrongbecause though he wrote to fovel they wee nt seeped tor pubeton [Bhs orng because he ony te sor tres ashe wasted ofelog rejected, [sory because he eeved athe begining ht novels would ‘stasis rameasa wir ut mtd thiswas "nm oan ‘The ihhted words nthe tapes son youthatthe oe esner sey TT for Cette Advanced Egat) 47Listening: Part 4 multiple matching TP: Read through oth tasks. The words you hes wil not bethesame a the werdsin the tasks, bu there willbe key words and expressions hatindeate the answer. Example ere isan xample om a Part atask, ‘You hear fv extracts in which people aretaking about ‘lr occupations. statin cashier accountant news reporer rmuscan ‘caeers disor raion ess trainer Listening: Part 4 multiple matching TPs nthe ents you tsten to, there wl be information which may make more than one answer look attractive, Usten careftly to check your answers. Example Here isan example om a Part task bout happiness. © ae ani mt ri speaker. ‘overcoming fcutles beng generous appreciating ordinary things began optimist rnotbeingunde pressure oftine having eat realising ambion king other people When im practiiga places reat geste rel eng fy although da along gett notes gh. xplanetion: Te ey wor and expressions hare re: practising lee and noes. hese nate that the speaker isa mail doe cen to fal chat they come back ome for busines adie Imad wart thom hove sone oe doing thaibooks. Explanation: The key wor and expressions ace: cent, business ‘advice ad dong the books. These inset thatthe speakers an OTE: THsis one of wo matching tasks In 18 nterty conta 301 camisins rte het lems nates adi happy ‘Se pope have to hve ape occasion or sme tnualor ptf. Uhee thing rr necro forme =r st here ard caiouagood poco thats wht inks metapry. ‘Explanation: The speaker cleat says what makes him happy, but atthe beginning he aso eles oa special occasion’. This begins jomake ving a treat seem tractive asa ansver, but nfacthe speakers taking bout ‘some people thinset. I's mportant to ‘stoner NOTE: hisis one of wo matching tasks in Part Top TisteAE Caieate nAancsgie) «9